This article is about the company. For the search engine, see Google Search. For other uses, see Google (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Googol or Goggles.
Google LLC is an American multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products, which include online advertising technologies, a search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware. It is considered one of the five Big Tech companies along with Amazon, Facebook, Apple, and Microsoft.[10][11][12]
Google was founded in September 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were Ph.D. students at Stanford University in California. Together they own about 14% of its shares and control 56% of the stockholder voting power through super-voting stock. Google was incorporated in California on September 4, 1998. Google was then reincorporated in Delaware on October 22, 2002.[13] In July 2003, Google moved to its headquarters in Mountain View, California, nicknamed the Googleplex. The company became a public company via an initial public offering (IPO) on August 19, 2004. In October 2015, Google reorganized as a subsidiary of a conglomerate called Alphabet Inc. Google is Alphabet's largest subsidiary and is a holding company for Alphabet's Internet interests. Sundar Pichai was appointed CEO of Google, replacing Larry Page, who became the CEO of Alphabet. In 2021, the Alphabet Workers Union was founded, mainly composed of Google employees.[14]
Gmail POP3, IMAP and SMTP settings
Having problems getting Gmail to work with HESK? Try these settings.
» Email sending
To send emails using Gmail server enter these details:
SMTP Host: smtp.gmail.com
SMTP Port: 587
SSL Protocol: OFF
TLS Protocol: ON
SMTP Username: (your Gmail username)
SMTP Password: (your Gmail password)
Also make sure your "From email address" in HESK settings is set to your Gmail email address!
If you get an error from Google you might also need to enable "less secure apps" in your Google account.
Still no luck? Check with your host if they have port 587 blocked in firewall.
» POP3 fetching
To fetch mail from Gmail server enter these details:
POP3 Host: pop.gmail.com
POP3 Port: 995
TLS Protocol: ON
POP3 Username: (your Gmail username)
POP3 Password: (your Gmail password)
Important: make 100% sure that "POP3 download" in your Gmail settings is set to "Enable POP for mail that arrives from now on". If not, Gmail will send all existing (even read) messages to HESK when it first connects.
» IMAP fetching
To fetch mail using IMAP from Gmail server enter these details:
IMAP Host: imap.gmail.com
IMAP Port: 993
Encryption: SSL
IMAP Username: (your Gmail username)
IMAP Password: (your Gmail password)
